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Votes at a glance: remote participation, consent agenda, dispatch agreement, Taco Bell CUP, closed session
Summary
Summary of formal council actions taken Feb. 3, including roll‑call outcomes and key vote details.
The Two Rivers City Council cast recorded votes on several items at its Feb. 3 meeting. The following lists each formal motion, the mover/second (when recorded), vote tally and key notes from the meeting record.
1) Remote participation: Motion to allow Councilmembers Mark Bittner and Bill LeClaire to participate remotely passed by roll call (unanimous). Mover: not specified in record; second by Darla LeClere. (Recorded as a roll‑call vote; all present voted yes.)
2) Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda (minutes, committee minutes, event licenses, Popstar Pizza Class B license, and related items) passed by voice vote as part of the consent calendar. (No individual roll‑call tally recorded in the transcript.)
3) Joint powers agreement with Manitowoc County Joint Dispatch Center: Motion to authorize the city manager to sign the annual agreement passed by voice/roll call as part of formal items. Mover: Mark Bittner; second: Doug Brandt. (No roll‑call vote count recorded beyond voice approval.)
4) Conditional use permit — Taco Bell, 1803 Washington Street: Motion by Councilmember Adam Mohoski, second by Councilmember Tim Petrie. Approved 8‑1 (yes: Bill LeClaire, Doug Brandt, Tim Petrie, Bonnie Schmielunas, Scott Steckmusser, Adam Mohoski, Darla LeClere, Shannon Derby; no: Mark Bittner). Permit includes a firm calendar deadline for building/zoning application (on or before Feb. 3, 2027) and a Plan Commission one‑year review regarding potential right‑turn‑only exit.
5) Closed session authorization (Vanderburgh Arboretum communications): Motion to enter closed session to confer with legal counsel passed by roll call 9‑0 (motion mover: Shannon Derby; second: Bonnie Schmielunas). The subject was communications from the Vanderburgh Arboretum regarding city utility services; the meeting record indicates potential for action after reconvening in open session.
These actions are recorded in the meeting minutes and by roll call where noted in the transcript.
